Arrests 4/23 at 5:42 p.m. Shannon L. Pinette, 35, of Maquoit Road, was arrested on Elm Street by Officer Charles Tompson on charges of theft by unauthorized taking and criminal trespass. 4/25 at 1:03 a.m. Nolan W. Morton, 30, no address listed, was arrested on Noble Street by Officer Justin Dolci on charges of refusing to submit […]
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Richard A. Homan, 79
BATH — Richard “Dick” Alfred Homan, 79, of Barque Road, died April 18 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born in Bath on June 17, 1935, a son of Jesse W. and Sara L. (Wheatly) Homan. He attended Bath schools and graduated from Morse High School in the Class of 1953. He entered […]
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Thomas E. Bailey Jr., 72: Teacher brought love of literature, music to students
BRUNSWICK — Thomas E. Bailey Jr., 72, of Green Street, died April 18 at Mid Coast Hospital. He was born Aug. 22, 1942, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Thomas E. Bailey Sr. and Rita Dennisleigh Bailey. He was a graduate of Brooklyn Preparatory School and earned a bachelor’s degree from Fordham University. He later […]
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Florence M. Toothaker, 88
FREEPORT — Florence Mildred Toothaker, 88, formerly of Brunswick, died April 19 at Hawthorne House. She was born in East Harpswell on June 30, 1926, the daughter of Stephen and Ida Miller Catlin. She attended the Cranberry Horn School in East Harpswell and was a 1945 graduate of Brunswick High School. In February 1946 she married […]
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Brunswick church adds sculpture
Mike Heath and Steve Eagles install a new flaming chalice sculpture, the symbol of Unitarian Universalism, last week at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Brunswick. The Rev. Sylvia Stocker said the artwork was created by sculptor Uriah Bueller and commissioned by Richard Barrett, grandson of a former minister, the Rev. Otto Raspe, who served the […]
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Topsham students cap high school with Capstone projects
TOPSHAM — Emerson Jerome’s life has been a bit crazy lately. There are the Advanced Placement courses he needs to take. The prom. Graduation. And on top of that is an expansive project he and all other seniors at Mt. Ararat High School must undertake: Capstone. While a capstone is literally what forms the top […]
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Brunswick farmers' market returns Saturday
BRUNSWICK — The Saturday farmers’ market, operated by the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust, opens for the season on Saturday, May 2. The market is open weekly from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Crystal Spring Farm, 277 Pleasant Hill Road. This is the market’s 16th year at Crystal Spring Farm.
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Brunswick train facility debate rolls on, despite 'reset'
BRUNSWICK — Although the fate of a proposed Amtrak layover facility is in the state’s hands, the Town Council on Monday heard arguments in support of the project and suggested other ways to deal with train idling. Council chambers were nearly full of members of the public for a presentation by Patricia Quinn, executive director of […]
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Camden publisher to buy Portland Press Herald, sister papers
PORTLAND — Mid-coast businessman Reade Brower has reached a deal to purchase MaineToday Media, the newspaper group that owns the Portland Press Herald, the Maine Sunday Telegram, the Kennebec Journal and the Morning Sentinel. A memo sent to MaineToday Media staff late Tuesday confirmed financier S. Donald Sussman, husband of Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, […]
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Regional School Unit 1 board to vote on budget
BATH — The proposed budget for Regional School Unit 1 goes to a Board of Directors vote Monday, May 4, before being put in the hands of voters. The budget has remained unchanged after public hearings held April 6 and 27. Public support was expressed at both meetings for Phippsburg’s band program to be increased […]